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IJT goons attack car of female teacher at PU
IJT goons attack car of female teacher at PU


LAHORE: (Friday, October 17, 2014): Over a dozen goons of so-called “Islami” Jamiat Talaba on Friday attacked car of Ayesha Hakeem, female faculty member of Institute of Communication Studies and daughter-in-law of former PU Registrar Prof Dr Muhammad Amin Athar at 7:45am near hostel number 14 when she was on the way to drop her husband Awais at his office.

According to PU spokesman, over a dozen of IJT activists who were already ambushing near the exit gate of the hostel forcibly stopped their car and asked them to come out by hurling life threats. On not doing so, IJT activists tried to open the doors of the car which were locked upon which they brutally attacked the car with hockey and clubs. The front screen before Ayesha Hakeem and Mr Awais and the bonnet were severely damaged while window of the side door got broken. Several other parts of the car also got damaged. However, the boarders managed to flee the car while around 3 IJT activists followed them for some distance on a motorcycle. It is pertinent to mention here that PU Registrar Prof Dr Muhammad Amin Athar has recently left the charge of university registrar and he has also chaired various disciplinary committees.